I decided to change Kari's age for plot purposes later on. lol. She isn't 15 (if you find that I put 15 anywhere else) she is 16. And when her birthday comes around in WISH, she turns 17. :)

~Tsuki Hikari

"Alright Class! Listen up! I want to introduce our new student!!!" I cringed slightly at my new teacher's attitude. She kinda reminded me of Miss Yukari from Azumanga Diaoh. Just a liiiiitle bit though. "She's skipped several grades, so she's younger than you guys! Don't mock her for it, or you'll have to deal with me! She just moved here from America, so if her Japanese sucks you kno-" I cut her off. "As a matter of fact, my Japanese is perfectly fine. I taught myself. I started learning three years ago and it came naturally." My eyes scanned the room and then locked on my brother. "May I introduce myself?" I asked the teacher. "Sure. Go ahead." She said with a wave of her hand and sat down at her desk. I smiled and gave a small bow.

"Good Morning. My name is Kari Hikari. I know; my first name is the last four letters of my last name. My foster parents weren't too original when they adopted me. Before you ask, I never knew my birth parents. Yes, my foster parents are Americans by where they live, but not by race. They are Japanese. Another thing, this is my natural hair color." I continued to smile at the class as they absorbed what I said. My eyes remained level with Satoshi's questioning gaze. Very nice introduction, Kari-Sama. You seemed to have sparked Master Satoshi's curiosity. Thank You. "Well, Hikari-San, you may sit in front of Hiwatari-San. Hiwatari-San, would you raise your hand?" Satoshi raised his hand and I glided over and sat in front of him. For the rest of the school day, I sat in front of him in every class. Even Art. Daisuke was also in all of my classes, except I was in Advanced Art. He wasn't.

After classes ended, I was walking out of the building, when I spotted Daisuke and Satoshi speaking with each other. Krad, should I approach them? Yes, I believe it would be rather interesting to see what would happen… I strode over to them. "Hello Niwa-Kun, Hiwatari-Kun." I bowed my head slightly and smiled at them. Satoshi seemed startled by my sudden appearance. "Hello Hikari-San." I smiled at Daisuke. "Please, call me Kari, Niwa-Kun. I'm not really used to Japanese formality when it comes to someone saying my name." Daisuke smiled and nodded. "May I ask you something Hika- Kari?" Satoshi said my name bitterly. "Sure! Anything!" I grinned, feigning obliviousness. Just keep smiling Kari-Sama. No matter what, just keep smiling. "You just moved here from America, right?" I nodded. "Does the name 'Kaitou Dark' or 'Phantom Thief Dark' ring a bell?" I shook my head. "Nope. Never heard of him. Should I have?" I lied. Krad had told me all about his Yin counterpart. "Turn to the news tonight at 9 PM and you'll find out." I nodded. For the second time today, I was somewhat confused. And that was a rarity. Master Satoshi suspects you. That, no doubt, was a message to me. Be careful, Kari-Sama. Please. "One more question. I hope this isn't too personal, but… Do you know the name of your biological mother?" I shook my head and lied again.

"No. I was a closed adoption. Even my foster parents don't know who she was." Krad snickered. Careful. We don't want to make a habit of lying, now do we? Satoshi nodded. "Hey Kari, want me to walk you home?" I smiled at Daisuke. "Sure." I turned to follow him, but Satoshi grabbed my forearm and spun me around. "Now lets start over. Tell me who you really are." His eyes narrowed. I let my friendly smile fade to a cruel smirk. "Do you really want to know?" His eyes just further narrowed. Don't you dare, Kari-Sama… "My name is Kari Hikari. I'm sixteen years old and, for the past three years, I have been Krad's tamer. And guess what? You aren't the last Hikari. I am. I'm your litter sister, Satoshi-Nii." I responded acidly. For a split second, I let three years of sadness and pain show through my eyes. "I was only thirteen Satoshi-Nii." I wrenched my arm from his grasp and threw on a fake smile. I ran to catch up with Daisuke.